Illnesses Go to......... ADD/ADHD Addiction Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asperger's Syndrome Asthma Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Colitis Colon Cancer Coronary Disease Crohn's Disease Diabetes Drug Addiction Environmental Illness Fibromyalgia Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Hodgkin's Disease Hypertension Hypothyroidism Infertility Inflammatory Bowel Disease Insomnia Leukemia Lyme Disease Lymphoma Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Parkinson's Disease Prostate Cancer Raynaud's Ringing in the Ears Sleep Disorders Syndrome X Tinnitus "I believe the reason conventional medicine fares so poorly with fibromyalgia is that (unlike alternative medicine), the hurried primary care physician or rheumatologist does not establish a relationship with the patient and has little time to explore significant biographical issues. With fibromyalgia, these issues can go back for decades. Although the diagnosis itself is fairly easy, conventional medicine's focus on "disease" rather than "person" will automatically miss the unique biography of each individual patient."   David Edelberg, M.D. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Fibromyalgia -- A Guide For Patients by David A. Nye, M.D. "Patients with fibromyalgia usually ache all over, sleep poorly, are stiff on waking, and are tired all day. They are prone to headaches, memory and concentration problems, dizziness, numbness and tingling, itching, fluid retention, crampy abdominal or pelvic pain and diarrhea, and several other symptoms. There are no diagnostic lab or x-ray abnormalities, but a physician can confirm the diagnosis by finding tender points in characteristic locations." Fibromyalgia from Life Extension Foundation Detailed.   Recommended. Fibromyalgia by David Edelberg, M.D. "Fibromyalgia is not so much a disease with a definable villain (like a virus, or an immune problem) but rather a physical reaction to stress that spins out of control. Fibromyalgia is a system breakdown, sort of like what would happen to your car engine if you floored the accelerator with the transmission in neutral. Stressed men tend to get heart attacks and ulcers, or languish in depression. Stressed women might be vulnerable to fibromyalgia." Fibromyalgia Basics by Diana Karol Nagy in About.com "FMS can have different symptoms each time a doctor is visited, and the symptoms don’t appear to be related to each other. This can be a source of frustration to many physicians, because FMS is very complex. Also, no two people have exactly the same symptoms. Furthermore, the symptoms in a child can be different from those of an adult." Oxygen and Fibromyalgia by Majid Ali, M.D. 3 Rs of Fibromyalgia: It is Real, It is Reversible, It cannot be Reversed with drugs. Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease from About.com "Dr. John C. Lowe, one of the nation's pioneers in fibromylagia research, has ... found clear relationships between thyroid function and fibromyalgia, and believes that some form of hypometabolism, including thyroid dysfunction, may in part explain FMS." Articles by Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. Fibromyalgia: The Muscle Pain Epidemic - Is it ME by Another Name? (Part 1) Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia (Part 2) Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia: The Brain/Sleep Connection (Part 3) What Treatment Seems Most Effective in Treatment of Fibromyalgia? (Part 4) CAUSES/RISK FACTORS/PREVENTION Fibromyalgia: Causative Factors by Linda Lazarides Abstracts of Journal Articles Linking Diet to Fibromyalgia What Causes Fibromyalgia? from About.com "Genetic Component, Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Imbalances, Chemical Imbalances, Decreased Blood Flow to the Brain" Mycoplasmas – The Missing Link in Fatiguing Illnesses by Michael Guthrie, R.Ph. New Theory Links Neurotoxins with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme, MCS and Other Mystery Illnesses by Patti Schmidt New Treatments for Chronic Infections Found in CFS, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Gulf War Illnesses by Garth L. Nicolson, Ph.D. PATIENTS' STORIES Learning To Dance Whenever I Can: The Story Of My Learning To Live With Fibro by Brendan Francis Survival Strategies by Melissa Kaplan Living with Fibromyalgia and Surviving by Jeannie B TREATMENTS/THERAPIES Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Yeast Connection by William G. Crook, M.D. Diagnosis and Integrative Treatment of Intracellular Bacterial Infections in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Gulf War Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Chronic Illnesses by Garth L. Nicolson, Ph.D., et. al. Dietary Considerations for Patients with Chronic Illnesses and Multiple Chronic Infections: A Brief Outline of Eighteen Dietary Steps to Better Health by Garth L. Nicolson, Ph.D. and Dr. Richard Ngwenya Fibromyalgia Solutions by David Edelberg, M.D. Relief of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Following Discontinuation of Dietary Excitotoxins by Jerry D. Smith, et al. Nutritional Supplementation with Chlorella by Randall E. Merchant, et al. The Use of Uricosuric Agents in Fibromyalgia: Information for Physicians by R. Paul St. Amand, M.D. Sleep Disorder: The Most Important Symptom by William Collinge, Ph.D. 5-HTP and L-Tryptophan: Sleep Aids for Many People with FM by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Relief of Fibromyalgia Through Microcurrent Therapy by John W. Addington OTHER RESOURCES The Institute for Molecular Medicine A nonprofit institute dedicated to discovering new diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for chronic diseases. "Co-Cure" site: Cooperate and Communicate for a Cure. An online mailing list for individuals who are interested, either professionally or personally, in information pertaining to Chronoc Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. The Carousel Network's Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases Syndrome Information & Support for Sonoma County Fibromyalgia by Majid Ali, M.D. Fibromyalgia Resource from FibromyalgiaSupport.com Provides the fibromyalgia community with a news, research, chat rooms, message boards and support groups. Fibromyalgia Treatment Center A non-profit corporation whose mission is to support research on, and educate the public and the medical community about the nature, diagnosis, and treatment of Fibromyalgia. ImmuneSupport.com Information about Fibromyalgia by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test Center See section on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on this web site. Podcasts Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Teitelbaum on Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia 1-3-07 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Please click on the picture of the book or the title to order.
Majid Ali, M.D., The Canary and Chronic Fatigue	Lily G. Casura, Gentle Medicine: Treating Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Successfully with Natural Medicine
Burton Goldberg, Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness	Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., The Pain Cure: The Proven Medical Program That Helps End Your Chronic Pain
Mari Skelly and Andrea Helm, Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Insights from Practitioners and Patients	Devin Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual
R. Paul St. Amand, M.D. and Claudia Craig Marek, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment That Can Reverse The Disease	Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., From Fatigued to Fantastic!
Ritchie C. Shoemaker, M.D., Desperation Medicine	Pavel Yutsis, M.D., The Downhill Syndrome: If Nothing's Wrong, Why Do I Feel So Bad?